The Death of the Cool Nov 21, 2009
Right now I am listening to one of the great jazz recordings, Stolen Moments, from a 1961 album by the saxophonist Oliver Nelson, accompanied by Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, Eric Dolphy on flute and alto, Bill Evans on piano, and others. It is a thoughtful, bluesy eight or nine minutes during which, it seems to me, as I drift into the music, that the group pretty well summarize an America at the tipping point of a deeply unsettling change. (The American Conservative)
Lenny Kravitz’s iPod shuffle Oct 16, 2009
Surprised didn t come up: I go into phases, like lately I ve been listening to a lot of Freddie Hubbard because I was at Denzel Washington s the other night and he played this Freddie Hubbard album that I d never heard, which I should ve, called First Light and I ve just been listening to it over and over. Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Jazz opens students’ eyes, ears in Solvang Sep 25, 2009
The annual local jazz festival continues tonight with 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. night-club-style concerts of improvisational jazz by the Eugene Maslov Trio at the Hotel Corque in Solvang; at noon Saturday with a free concert by area student jazz bands at the Solvang Festival Theater; and Saturday evening with a 7 p.m. all star concert in tribute to Freddie Hubbard by Take 6 and a tribute band under the leadership of Kamasi Washington, also at the Festival Theater. Tickets can be purchased at The Book... (Lompoc Record, CA)
Critic's Picks: Jazz Sep 13, 2009
THE MUSIC OF JACK DEJOHNETTE Irreplaceable drummer DeJohnette emerged in the late 60s, a time of across-the-board innovation and exchange, and his credits ever since - with Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, Charles Lloyd, and for many years now Keith Jarrett, to name a few - reflect that open and willing spirit. He joins a Berklee band for a major retrospective of his work. (Boston Globe)
PICK OF THE WEEK: Assembly of Dust, plus the playlist Jun 24, 2009
Without a Song Freddie Hubbard. Highlights from the late trumpeter's stellar 1969 European tour finally surface this month. (USA Today -- Life)
Jazz Plus is back May 22, 2009
Kuehn plays in the cool style of Chris Botti and swings like Freddie Hubbard. Sunday, May 24, the music also goes from 1:30 to 5 p.m. with all the musicians playing two sets. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Jazz Guitarist Clinco Creates a Multicolor Impression with Neon Apr 5, 2009
First up is multi-instrumentalist Bob Sheppard, who brags of sessions alongside Freddie Hubbard, Randy Newman, Steely Dan, and Mike Stern on an arsenal of flutes and clarinets. Trumpeter Walt Fowler, a veteran of Frank Zappa, Billy Cobham, Ray Charles, and George Duke, lends his skillful lips and respected experience. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
International Saxophonist Justo Almario to Attend the 61st Conference on World Affairs on April 6-10th Mar 24, 2009
Justo has performed with Patrice Rushen's Grammy Awards Orchestra, Freddie Hubbard, Roy Ayers, George Duke, Tito Puente, Machito, Dave Grusin, Ndugu Chancler, Abraham Laboriel, TOLU, Al Mckibbon, Master P, Bebe Winans, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Lopez, Charles Mingus, Chaka Kahn, Linda Rondstadt, Herb Alpert, Bobby Shew, John Heard, Billy Higgins and Andy Garcia and the CineSon All Stars. Always in demand, Justo's complete list of credits is simply too extensive to mention. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
One Night With Blue Note Highlights... Mar 2, 2009
records; home to many giants of the jazz world, people like Herbie Hancock, Art Blakey, Joe Henderson, Grant Green, Donald Byrd and Freddie Hubbard; the list could go on, had to find a new home to continue creating ... Herbie Hancock kicks things off on both the DVD and CD with a stirring rendition of his hit Cantaloupe Island, he is joined by the other members of the rhythm section that backed Miles Davis in the sixties, Tony Williams and Ron Carter, with Joe Henderson and Freddie Hubbard out... (Suite101.com)
